# Idylls of the Bible

Author: Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911

Genre: Christian poetry, American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74527

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Idylls+of+the+Bible+Harper&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It was a great change from the splendor, light And pleasure of a palace to the lowly huts Of those who sighed because of cruel bondage. As he passed Into the outer courts of that proud palace, He paused a moment just to gaze upon The scenes ’mid which his early life had passed— The pleasant haunts amid the fairest flowers,— The fountains tossing on the air their silver spray,— The statues breathing music soft and low To greet the first faint flushes of the morn,— The obelisks that rose in lofty grandeur From their stony beds—the sphynxes gaunt and grim, With unsolved riddles on their lips—and all The bright creation’s painters art and sculptors Skill had gathered in those regal halls, whe...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/idylls-of-the-bible-74527/chapters/5/index.md)